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Knowing this story was about a backwoods cannibal family I expected something similar to Off Season by Jack Ketchum. Brother is very different, much less gory and much more emotional than what I had expected. Both excellent reads but with very different styles.
I really enjoyed Ahlborn's writing and we get to know each character well, we learn about their back stories, and how nothing is black and white. I found myself feeling something for each character, even the ones who did horrible things. ...more
I really enjoyed Ahlborn's writing and we get to know each character well, we learn about their back stories, and how nothing is black and white. I found myself feeling something for each character, even the ones who did horrible things. ...more
This book was not for me at all! I should have DNF’d it right away but continued bc everyone raves about this book. I knew it was dark and twisted before I picked it up, but this was a little too much for me.
I don't usually read Horror books but had heard good reviews on this book and thought I would give it a try. I have to say I wasn't disappointed I couldn't put it down. Would have finished it in one sitting if I hadn't started it so late in the day. I don't know what to say about Michael. Is he at fault for the family he is with yes I believe so but as a four year old abducted from his family and raised by psychotic human beings how is he supposed to act. How are any of these children supposed t
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A book about a backwoods serial killer family? Sign me up! Even with the dark premise, for a while this book lulled me into thinking that I could possibly recommend this to a few people. The characters were fantastic and it was really hitting some emotional buttons, but once I got to the last 100 pages, it hit me that I was wrong... I can only recommend this one to those readers that don't mind the level of darkness that blood and heartless violence brings.
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4.5!
"A party ain't a party without a splash of red."
"He'd wrapped girls up in tape dozens of times, but he'd never been brazen enough to pull someone out of their home. Something about abducting a woman out of her living room felt like far worse a crime than shoving a hitcher into the car trunk. Home was supposed to be safe. There was no place like it."
I loved this fucked up story, filled with violence and sadness at the same time. The atmosphere made me feel like I was surrounded by the woods ...more
"A party ain't a party without a splash of red."
"He'd wrapped girls up in tape dozens of times, but he'd never been brazen enough to pull someone out of their home. Something about abducting a woman out of her living room felt like far worse a crime than shoving a hitcher into the car trunk. Home was supposed to be safe. There was no place like it."
I loved this fucked up story, filled with violence and sadness at the same time. The atmosphere made me feel like I was surrounded by the woods ...more
Probably closer to 3.5. I loved this until the end.
All kinds of messed up😬😬😬
Very dark and gruesome.
Oct 22, 2016
Carol
marked it as to-read
Jun 17, 2017
Nikki Stickney
marked it as physical-tbr
Jul 08, 2017
Shaun P.
marked it as tbr-unowned
Jan 06, 2018
Emily
marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2018
Dani
marked it as to-read
Sep 01, 2018
Ann W
marked it as to-read
Jun 15, 2019
Kelli
marked it as to-read
Aug 01, 2020
Lisa
marked it as kindle-tbr
Oct 12, 2020
Kathleen
marked it as to-read
Oct 22, 2020
Candice
marked it as to-read
Oct 05, 2021
Amber Harris
marked it as mystery-horror
